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“Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly.” Shaquille O’Neal In sports psychology for basketball, there are two different mindsets or ways of thinking: 1. Practice mindset 2. Performance mindset. These two powerful mindsets ultimately impact the degree to which athletes feel a desire to push themselves to […]
“Winning isn’t getting ahead of OTHERS. It’s getting ahead of YOURSELF.” Roger Staubach Being a people pleaser can be very stressful. Often athletes put on themselves undue pressure to seek approval from others. It forces an athlete to fulfill someone else’s agenda instead of his/her own. It can cause constant worry, procrastination, underachievement, and mental […]
“It’s a frustrating game because the situations so drastically change at different times over the course of the week, the game, the season. It feels like brain surgery at times.” Tom Brady The common denominator between all winners is a mindset. The mindset can make the difference between victory and loss on the football field. […]
“Be and look prepared. Be a man on integrity. Never break your word. Don’t have two sets of standards. Stand up for yourself. Show them what you can do on and off the court” – Red Auerbach Humans share an innate drive to connect with others. Because of the consequences of being rejected, our brains […]
“Once you LEARN to quit, it becomes a HABIT.” Vince Lombard If you set up a very high expectation for success, you’re going to set yourself up for fear of not obtaining whatever it is. Why Fears Hinder Performance Everyone experiences the fear of failure at some point or the other in his or her […]
“Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind to” Bob Cous Whether it is the first time playing a championship game or a last-minute, game-winning basketball shot, you might experience atychiphobia. The term is also known as the fear […]